From Talking Points Memo: According to NBC News, which cited a report in a Chinese newspaper, Jang Song Thaek and five of his closest aides were stripped of their clothes, tossed in a cage and eaten alive by a pack of 120 hungry dogs. The dogs had reportedly been starved for five days.

Jang was considered to be the young North Korean leader's second-in-command.

According to the [Singapore] Straits Times, Jang's alleged treason stemmed from his close ties with Beijing and that the execution has sparked tension between Kim and the Chinese government.

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